>>> IT IS TIME FOR THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF THE WEEK.
AGAIN, WE’RE GOING WITH ALL
HIGHS.
HIGHS. FIRST IS AN UPDATE ON OUR BUDDY
CAPTAIN TOM AS HE CELEBRATED HIS
100th BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK IN
STYLE.
STYLE. YOU’LL REMEMBER LAST WEEK WE
TOLD YOU ABOUT CAPTAIN TOO MANY
MOORE, THE BRITISH WORLD WAR II
VETERAN, WHO BEGAN A HUMBLE
EFFORT TO RAISE 1,000 POUNDS,
ABOUT $1,200, FOR GREAT
BRITAIN’S HALFCOURT WORKERS BY
WALKING 100 LAPS AROUND HIS
GARDEN IN HONOR OF HIS 100th
BIRTHDAY.
BIRTHDAY. AS OF THIS MORNING CAPTAIN TOM
HAS RAISED MORE THAN $41 MILLION
FOR THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
AND EARNED A GUINNESS WORLD
RECORD, PROBABLY JUST FOR BEING
AWESOME.
AWESOME. ON THURSDAY, CAPTAIN TOM
OFFICIALLY TURNED 100 YEARS OLD
AND THE UK CELEBRATED HIM WITH
CAKES, SIGNS AND MURALS PAINTED
ACROSS BRITAIN AND HE RECEIVED
MORE THAN 150,000 BIRTHDAY CARDS
FROM AROUND THE WORLD, ALL SET
UP IN AN IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY AT
HIS GRANDSON’S SCHOOL.
CAPTAIN TOM EVEN RECEIVED A CARD
FROM QUEEN ELIZABETH HERSELF.
CAPTAIN TOM ALSO RECEIVED AN
HONORARY MILITARY PROMOTION TO
COLONEL IN RECOGNITION OF HIS
EXTRAORDINARY FUND-RAISING
EXTRAORDINARY FUND-RAISING EFFORTS.
EFFORTS. HE WAS HONORED WITH A FLYOVER
FROM THE ROYAL AIR FORCE ON THE
MORNING OF HIS BIRTHDAY.
NOW THAT, MY FRIENDS, IS A
PARTY.
PARTY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CAPTAIN TOM.
>>> OUR NEXT HIGH GOES TO A BIG
MAN DOING BIG THINGS FROM THE
TRENCHES OF THE NFL TO THE FIGHT
AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS.
LAURENT DUVERNAY-TARDIF IS 6’5",
325-POUND STARTING GUARD FOR THE
KANSAS CHIEFS.
KANSAS CHIEFS. ON FEBRUARY 2nd HE AND THE
CHIEFS WON THE TEAM’S FIRST
SUPER BOWL TITLE IN 50 YEARS.
IN ADDITION TO BEING EXCELLENT
IN PASS PROTECTION, LAURENT ALSO
HAPPENS TO BE THE FIRST MEDICAL
SCHOOL GRADUATE TOer EVER PLAY I
THE NFL.
THE NFL. IN 2018 HE EARNED HIS DOCTOR
DEGREE.
DEGREE. WHILE HE HEARD ABOUT THE
CORONAVIRUS ON VACATION AFTER
THE SUPER BOWL, THE BIG FELLA
KNEW HE HAD TO GET HOME TO HELP.
HE WAS PLACED INTO SERVICE IN A
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY ABOUT AN
HOUR FROM HIS HOMETOWN OF
MONTREAL.
MONTREAL. HE’S WORKING IN A NURSING ROLE
SINCE HE HAS NOT FINISHED HIS
RESIDENCY.
RESIDENCY. >> OF COURSE THERE ARE RISKS BUT
YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT, FROM A
COMMUNITY STANDPOINT, I THINK
YOUNG, FIT INDIVIDUAL WORKING
AT-RISK ENVIRONMENT WITH THE
BEST PROTECTIVE GEAR POSSIBLE, I
THINK IS THE BEST WAY TO FIGHT
THIS THING.
THIS THING. THAT’S WHY I WANT TO CONTRIBUTE.
>> LAURENT SAYS THE CHIEFS HAVE
BEEN PROUD TO SUPPORT HIS
EFFORTS TO PUT ON THE SCRUBS AND
TO PITCH IN BACK HOME.
THAT’S A BIG GUY WITH A BIG
FUTURE AFTER FOOTBALL.
WAY TO GO, BIG MAN.
>>> OUR FINAL HIGH THIS WEEK
GOES TO A MOMENT MANY OF US CAN
RELATE TO THESE DAYS AS WE’RE
DOING OUR BEST TO WORK FROM
HOME.
HOME. SOMETIMES THAT MEANS KIDS
SCREAMING IN THE BACKGROUND OF A
ZOOM MEETING OR YOUR DOG HOPPING
ON YOUR LAP WHEN YOU’RE DOING
THE WEATHER ON LIVE TELEVISION.
>> THE MAPS AREN’T GOING TO MOVE
BECAUSE HE JUST WHACKED THE
COMPUTER WITH HIS HEAD.
LET ME JUST VERBALIZE THE
FORECAST, OKAY?
FORECAST, OKAY? THAT WASN’T VERY SMART.
SATURDAY, PARTLY CLOUDY, TURNING
MORE HUMID WITH TEMPERATURES,
AGAIN, IN THE MID-80s.
DIDN’T MEAN TO KEEP YOU UP.
NEXT TIME, IMPRUD, WE’RE GOING
TO EAT AFTER THIS.
THAT’S THE FORECAST.
>> THAT IS CHIEF METEOROLOGIST
AT FOX 13 TAMPA BAY IN FLORIDA
WHEN HIS VERY GOOD DOG BRODY,
WHO BECAME AN INTERNET HERO WITH
THIS CLIP VIRAL.
BRODY JUST WANTED A SNACK.
AND LOOKING OUT THE CAMERAMAN